19 November 2013

New Skoda Yeti here early December

Skoda's new Yeti will arrive in showrooms on 2nd December in time for the 141 plate priced from €24,490, writes Trish Whelan.

The Yeti gains the new Skoda family 'face' with a new grille, new headlights and rectangular, lower positioned front fog lamps for better visibility. At the rear, there are sharpened rear LED lights and new tailgate design elements.

It is the first Skoda model offered with the option of a reversing camera, and the Parking Assistant can now also perform perpendicular parking manoeuvres as well as parallel parking. Seats can fold flat with ease and there's the option of a double-sided boot floor covering.

Yeti has one of the broadest ranges of engine and specification options of any crossover vehicle with 32 variations across four specifications of petrol and diesel engines. Petrols include the 1.2 105bhp with either manual or 7-speed DSG gearboxes.

The diesel 1.6 105bhp Greenline has annual road tax of €200. The volume seller will be the 2.0 110bhp in both 2WD and 4WD versions. There are 2.0 diesels with 140bhp (DSG) and 170bhp engines both with 4WD.

One of the most notable changes is the addition of a new rugged version called the Outdoor, priced from €26,195-€33,595. The 4x4 models start from €28,520.